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List of rail trails in Florida

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This list of rail trails in Florida lists former railroad rights-of-way in the State of Florida that have been converted to rail trails for public use.

Trails

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Trail name Length Location Original Rail Road
Auburndale TECO Trail ? Polk County Florida Western and Northern Railroad (Seaboard Air Line Railroad)
Blackwater Heritage State Trail 9.6 miles (15.4 km) Santa Rosa County Florida and Alabama Railroad (Bagdad Land and Lumber Company)[1]
Blountstown Greenway Bike Path 3.4 miles (5.5 km) Calhoun County Marianna and Blountstown Railroad[2]
Boca Grande Bike Path 6.5 miles (10.5 km) Gasparilla Island and Boca Grande, Florida Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway (Seaboard Air Line Railroad)
Cady Way Trail 6.5 miles (10.5 km) Orange County East Florida and Atlantic Railroad (Seaboard Air Line Railroad)
Cape Haze Pioneer Trail 11.5 miles (18.5 km) Charlotte County Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway (Seaboard Air Line Railroad)
Chain of Lakes Trail 4.7 miles (7.6 km) Polk County South Florida Railroad--Bartow Branch (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)
Cross Seminole Trail 23 miles (37 km) Seminole County Sanford and Indian River Railroad (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)
Cross Town Trail 3.1 miles (5.0 km) Citrus County Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf Railroad (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)
Dunnellon Trail 2.5 miles (4.0 km) Citrus Springs and Dunnellon, Florida Seaboard Air Line Railroad (Brooksville Subdivision)
East Central Regional Rail Trail ? Volusia and Brevard Counties Atlantic Coast, St. Johns and Indian River Railroad (Florida East Coast Railroad)[3]
Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail 106 miles (171 km) 2.5 Monroe County Overseas Railroad (Florida East Coast Railroad)
Fort Fraser Trail 7.75 miles (12.47 km) Polk County Lakeland—Fort Myers Line (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)
Fountain Lake Trail ? Lake County Leesburg and Indian River Railroad and Tavares, Orlando and Atlantic Railroad (Seaboard Air Line Railroad)
Four Freedoms Trail 12 miles (19 km) Madison County Florida Midland and Georgia Railroad (Valdosta Southern Railroad)
Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail State Park 16 miles (26 km) Alachua County Florida Southern Railway (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)
General James A. Van Fleet State Trail 29.2 miles (47.0 km) Polk, Lake, and Sumter Counties Florida Western and Northern Railroad (Seaboard Air Line Railroad)
Good Neighbor Trail 10.7 miles (17.2 km) Hernando County Florida Southern Railway -- Brooksville Branch (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)
Hardy Trail 1 mile (1.6 km) Pasco County Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad (Seaboard Air Line Railroad)
Heritage Trail ? Suwannee County Live Oak, Tampa and Charlotte Harbor Railroad (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)[4][5]
Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail 26 miles (42 km) Duval County Jacksonville and Southwestern Railroad (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)
John Yarbrough Linear Park 6 miles (9.7 km) Lee County Lakeland—Fort Myers Line (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)
Lake Denham Trail ? Sumter and Lake Counties Atlantic Coast Line Railroad -- High Springs—Croom Line
Legacy Trail 18.5 miles (29.8 km) Sarasota County Florida West Shore Railway (Seaboard Air Line Railroad)
Ludlam Trail 5.6 miles (9.0 km) Miami-Dade County, Florida East Coast Railway -- Little River Branch
Monticello Bike Trail 3.1 miles (5.0 km) Jefferson County Perry Cutoff (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)[6]
Nature Coast State Trail 31.7 miles (51.0 km) Dixie, Gilchrist, and Levy Counties Jacksonville and Southwestern Railroad extension and Perry Cutoff (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)
O'Leno to Ichetucknee Trail ? Columbia County Live Oak, Tampa and Charlotte Harbor Railroad (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)[7][8]
Palatka-Lake Butler State Trail Union, Bradford, Clay, and Putnam Counties Georgia Southern and Florida Railway (Southern Railway)
Palatka-to-St. Augustine State Trail 19 miles (31 km) Putnam and St. Johns Counties Florida East Coast Railroad -- Palatka Branch[9]
Pinellas Trail 45 miles (72 km) Pinellas County
Punta Gorda Linear Park 1 mile (1.6 km) Charlotte County Florida Southern Railway (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)
Seminole-Wekiva Trail 3.3 miles (5.3 km) Seminole County Orange Belt Railway (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)
South Dade Rail Trail 20.5 miles (33.0 km) Miami-Dade County Florida East Coast Railway
South Lake Trail 13 miles (21 km) Lake County Orange Belt Railway (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)
Suwannee River Greenway 12.5 miles (20.1 km) Suwannee County Live Oak, Tampa and Charlotte Harbor Railroad (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)[10]
Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State Trail 16 miles (26 km) Leon and Wakulla Counties Tallahassee Railroad (Seaboard Air Line Railroad)
Tav Lee Trail ? Leesburg to Eustis St. Johns and Lake Eustis Railway (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)
Upper Tampa Bay Trail 7.25 miles (11.67 km) Hillsborough County Tampa and Gulf Coast Railroad-Tarpon Springs Branch (Seaboard Air Line Railroad)
West Orange Trail 22 miles (35 km) Orange County Orange Belt Railway (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)
Withlacoochee State Trail 46 miles (74 km) Pasco, Hernando, and Citrus Counties Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf Railroad and Florida Southern Railway (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Blackwater Heritage State Trail (100 Florida Trails)
  2. ^ "Blountstown Greenway Bike Path | Florida Trails". TrailLink.com. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  3. ^ East Central Regional Rail Trail (Volusia County Parks)
  4. ^ Heritage Trail - Live Oak, Florida (GoogleMaps)
  5. ^ Heritage Trail; Live Oak, Florida (TouristPlaces.info)
  6. ^ Monticello Bike Trail (AllTrails)
  7. ^ "Suwannee River Greenway | Suwannee Parks and Recreation". Suwanneeparks.com. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  8. ^ Ichetucknee to O'Leno Bicycle Trail (Yellow Bellied Sliders Bicycling Society)
  9. ^ "Palatka-to-St. Augustine State Trail". Trail Link. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  10. ^ "Suwannee River Greenway | Suwannee Parks and Recreation". Suwanneeparks.com. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
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